p.

old rheumatic difficulties -
only in a different form.
He thinks he can help her -
but we cannot be without
fears that it is something
which [underline]may[/underline] be serious by and
by - for over two years her
health has gradually failed -
she is about the house -
cheerful, and busy [underline]most[/underline] of
the time, but not able to
labor as heretofore. Most
any [underline]exertion[/underline] puts her out
of breath so. Thee remembers
how [underline]walking[/underline] fast, always
[underline]used[/underline] to. Am in hopes she
will come over and stay
with me a few days.

Horace got news this morn-
ing that his sister Spencer
in Wethersfield was but just
alive - so John, Thankful
and he have gone down

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today. Had a letter from
the boys this week -
were well - T. had been hav-
ing sore throat - the Indians
were troubling them a little
stealing their mules and
the like. Charlie is not very
rugged - has grown two fast -
is over [underline]six[/underline] feet high - he is
a kind pleasant boy -

Charlie Persons has been in
a hospital at Alexandria
ever since Levi came home -
is some sort of an [underline]assist-
ant[/underline] - he was home this
winter a few days - for
the first time - they say
he looked and seemed
[underline]just[/underline] as he used to - John
Willard lives where Geo Lewis
used to in this [underline]great place[/underline]
Geo. is liviing on Orville's
place - Little Eddie Gray